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- noun pathology the formation of a normal
plant oranimal structure ororgan in place of another at an abnormal site; thetransformation of onebody part to another. - noun archaic Usage of
similitude inrhetoric ; drawing a conclusion from similarity of two objects of study.
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The Greek word homeosis was used to describe this type of malformations and the mutations were referred to as homeotic mutations.
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The Greek word homeosis was used to describe this type of malformations and the mutations were referred to as homeotic mutations.
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